| Shire of Three Springs Western Australia |
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Location in Western Australia |
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| Population: | 732(2009)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 2657.4 km² (1,026.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Annie Treloar | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Three Springs | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Mid West | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Moore | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Durack | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Three Springs is a Local Government Area in the Mid West region of Western Australia, about 310 kilometres (193 mi) north of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 2,657 square kilometres (1,026 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Three Springs.
On 18 September 2009, it was announced that the Shires of Three Springs, Mingenew, Morawa and Perenjori intend to amalgamate. A formal agreement was signed five days later.[2] The resulting entity would have a 2006 census population of 2,487 and an area of 16,426 square kilometres (6,342 sq mi).
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The Three Springs Road District was constituted on 2 November 1928 from parts of the neighbouring districts of Mingenew, Perenjori and Carnamah. It held its first meeting on 2 February 1929, with E. Hunt as its first chairman. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire under the Local Government Act 1960.[3]
The shire is no longer divided into wards. The seven councillors represent all residents of the shire.
| Year | Population |
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| 1933 | 879 |
| 1947 | 730 |
| 1954 | 972 |
| 1961 | 1,018 |
| 1966 | 1,038 |
| 1971 | 1,011 |
| 1976 | 1,064 |
| 1981 | 1,081 |
| 1986 | 1,022 |
| 1991 | 820 |
| 1996 | 806 |
| 2001 | 732 |
| 2006 | 664 |